...Racial Diversity in Society Angela Rowland ETH/125 October 13, 2013 Arletha Ndoume Racial Diversity in Society Part I African Americans seem to fall below regarding political, social and economic standings. Economically, their income has improved over the past fifty years. They now report a median income of what White men were making 50 years ago. In 2009, the median income for Blacks was $32584, and for Whites it was $54461.00. (Schaefer, 2012) As much as the income has increased for African Americans, it has also increased for White men. That suggests they are still the less than race. It could be said that their economic status is a result of poor college enrollment or graduation among their race. The reduction in financial aid availability has deterred African Americans from applying for higher education, and the stigma that comes with trying to succeed in school as an African American does the same. In the social aspect, there seems to be consistency of broken families among the race. Single parent families account for 91% of the households. (Schaefer, 2012) This is a shocking statistic. Although, they are broken families, there seems to be very strong generational family ties. Each generation seems to take responsibility for the younger generation. There are several instances where the grandmothers are raising the grandchildren. There will likely be multi generations in one home. They also have strong religious values and attend church together weekly. There...
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...Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located on the student website) as a reference: • Select 1 racial group from the list below: o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian • Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks. Provide citations for all the sources you use According to the Income Inequality Map white income is considerably higher than the other races. White/Caucasians are normally at the top of the economic scale and have better carrers and more money than the other races. I am from the Tennessee and whites are the majority here along with the country as a whole; however, that does not mean we have complete control politically. Having more votes politically means is what indicates political control and as we know we have a black president today. Social standing for whites along with any racial group depends on the area they live in. Whether they are high class, middle class, or lower class. White are on the higher end of the scale when it comes to economic, social, and political standings; however, it really depends on the area you live in and if you are in the minority of the surrounding areas. Whites are becoming...
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...Religious and Ethnic Groups Sandy Bruhn University of Phoenix Religious and Ethnic Groups Out of the various religious and ethnic groups that are out there, I decided to research about the Deliverance Ministry because one of the ladies I work with is very devoted to this group. So to get a better understanding, I asked her some questions to help me with my paper. During my research I found that the Deliverance Ministry refers to the activity of cleansing a person of demons and evil spirits in order to address problems manifesting in their life as a result of the presence of said entities and the root causes of their authority to oppress the person. Adherents to this theological concept attribute physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional problems that people suffer to the activities of the oppressing spirits following the example of Jesus Christ given in the gospel. The practices and many of the underlying beliefs of these ministries are not accepted by all Christians. This religious group differs from others in a few different ways. They are compromised from different African countries and backgrounds. They preach in all different types of languages, when usually churches stick to one specific language. The Deliverance Ministry has contributed to the American culture by giving us a taste of a different kind of world and a different kind of view on religion. The Deliverance Ministry has given Americans a worldly view. When I asked my co-worker about discrimination...
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...Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located on the student website) as a reference: • Select 1 racial group from the list below: o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian • Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks. Provide citations for all the sources you use. I chose to review the Hispanic/latino race for further research on diversity. Hispanics and latinos face some of the same types of discrimination that other non-white races face. Each race has faced downfalls and gained many accomplishments. Hispanics and latino are no different in their journey. On the economic side of the race, Hispanics have higher rates of poverty and lower income than other races. There is only 7% of managerial positions in the nation that belong to Hispanics and latinos. Hispanics have been the backbone of our farm workers. They make up three quarters of all farm workers. A previous farm worker, Cesar Chavez, fought for the rights of farm workers. He did not gain the ground that he set out too, but he did make some improvement. Mr. Chavez was able to improve the working conditions and made the government more aware...
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...------------------------------------------------- Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located in the Learning Activities - Recommended section), as a reference: * Select 1 racial group from the list below: * African American * Asian American * Arab American * Hispanic American/Latino * White/Caucasian * Write a 200- to 300-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library, census, MysocLab SocLab Explorer Map and/or your textbooks. Students are expected to use sources to support their answers Provide in-text citations in the answer. And place their associated APA formatted references below. I chose the group of African Americans. Depending on the way that one particular person in that group was raised, is the way that person has decided to live their life. There are less African Americans that have decided to go into politics as there have been in any other racial group. However, there are a few who have decided to be a part of the political world, for example, our President Barack Obama who is a very successful African American. African American are more populated than other racial groups such as Asians, Arabs, and Hispanics. There is more talk about African Americans living in poverty than you do about any other racial groups. When some people hear talk of...
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...Racial Diversity In Society Currently, there are approximately three million Arab Americans in the United States. Arabs live in all 50 states, however, are most prominent in Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. 66 percent of Arabs live in 10 states with 33 percent living in California, Michigan, New York and New Jersey (Hassoun, 2014). At least 89 percent of Arab Americans have a high school diploma and over 45 percent have a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 18 percent have a post-graduate degree. In comparison only 28 percent of Americans have a Bachelors degree and 10 percent have a post-graduate degree, on average (Arab American Institute, 2014). Arab Americans are very active in United States politics. Two Arab Americans, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. and Spencer Abraham, were appointed to George W. Bush’s first term Cabinet. The nations longest serving Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donna Shalala, was also Arab American (Arab American Institute, 2014). Socially, most Arab Americans fit right into the communities in which they live. Arab Americans are mostly of Muslim faith, but there are some Chaldeans, Catholic Arabs, in America. Arab Americans are often stereotyped as being terrorists, which is not true. In fact, most Arab Americans are against terrorism and believe in peace among all people. Racism is the belief that race is the primary determination in human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent...
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...Racial Tensions An unpleasant mark on the world’s history is racial tension. Although racial tension is a problem now, it has repeated itself throughout the years. Throughout time, these tensions are seen in segregation and ideas of racial superiority. These beliefs have been passed down and taught through generations in order to keep races separate. Racial hoaxes, when one race blames another race for a crime because they have issues with that particular culture, and other racial issues have been written about, made into movies, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Lynchings in Duluth and Prom Night in Mississippi and perpetuated by those who are scared. Racial tension is as prevalent in today’s society as it was one hundred years ago, which perpetuates...
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...job, but they are unable to attend due to hardships their family endures and the lack of help in their area. Part II 1. Merriam Webster ((2013) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism) defines racism as the belief that some races of people are better than others or poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race. In my opinion, racism affects diversity by bringing down the morale of certain groups. Diversity is about being different and when you have a group that is hateful towards another group; it will affect them in a demeaning way. 2. Depending on where you are located in America determines how racial groups interact with one another. You still have small parts of the United States that are extremely racist in their CHECKPOINT: RACIAL DIVERSITY IN SOCIETY WORKSHEET roots. So, you will not see racial groups...
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...Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located on the student website) as a reference: • Select 1 racial group from the list below: o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian • Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks. Provide citations for all the sources you use. o The racial group I have chosen is White/Caucasian. Based on information I gathered from the MySocLab Explorer Map the White/Caucasian people of Philadelphia in 2010 consisted of approximately 632,294 people, which equaled 41.5%. In comparison to the black population which accounted for 43.4% of the people in Philadelphia. The per capita income for White people in Philadelphia in 2010 was $27,718.00. But the average household income in the same area for a black household is $20,000.00 to $25,000.00. Whereas for American Indian the household income is only $15,000.00 to $20,000.00. All reports show that white households earn more money on average than any other race in the Philadelphia area. As for politics in Philadelphia, of the 16 people running for county seats, all but one person was white/Caucasian. No matter which city you go there is a...
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...Plagiarism and its negative effects are unjust, lack moral and can have serious consequences on both the student and the authors. Plagiarism has become what some are calling a trend due to the influence the internet has had on students, high school and college as well as some educators. Although plagiarism has been playing a negative roll in academics for a considerable amount of time, access to internet cutting and pasting has made it a more talks about subject. While reading the online article on plagiarism, Lines blurred for students in a digital age (Gabriel, 2010) I learned of a student that was reprimanded for copying from Wikipedia. The argument the student gave in defense of his ignorance to what he had done, was that the information he obtained had collective writers and was common/public knowledge. What makes this unjustifiable is the ideas were not his own. Although it may have appeared the student did not have knowledge of plagiarism, he was still reprimanded for plagiarizing. What he did was unjustifiable and unfair to the collective writers and he should have been held responsible. Many institutions enforce a policies apposing plagiarism. These policies protect the authors and encourage students to be more creative, (Gabriel, 2010) relaxing plagiarism standards “does not foster creativity it fosters laziness”. Plagiarism in academia by Syed Shahabuddin has a very strict approach to plagiarism. Shahabuddin speaks strongly about plagiarism and seems to have...
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...Societies’ Corruption Within the short stories “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison and “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell, the writers focus on the theme of societies’ corruption upon young, developing girls. The authors choose to center their stories on two groups of girls that are changed by their experiences as they mature in and outside group homes. In both stories the diverse group of girls are placed into homes by their parents for entirely different reasons. Despite these reasons the two girls in the story “Recitatif” grow closer while in the home, but the family of werewolf girls, in the story “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” grow further apart after they learn the ways of humans. As the girls are influenced by society they grow further apart due to the naturally selfish state of the world and the constant strife between the many cultures that it contains. All of the girls start out pure and untouched by the world and its flaws, but as they are taught to conform to societies expectations they become uncaring towards one another. The main characters of the two stories, Twyla and Claudette, are both placed into group homes by their families for the girl’s betterment. In “Recitatif” Twyla states that she and her friend were taken to St. Bonny’s home because her “… mother danced all night and Roberta’s was sick” (Morrison 201). The two girls bonded over their mother’s mental and physical illnesses, but the relationship between the Caucasian...
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...behave and act by society. We organize ourselves based on socially accepted norms. We learn not to step out of line or cross the line of these norms. This “line” we learn to be cautious around is symbolic boundaries. Lamont and Molnar use the concept of symbolic boundaries to explain social inequalities and social hierarchy. Symbolic boundaries are conceptual differences or characteristics created to help society produce categories of organization (Lamont and Molnar 2002: 168). Symbolic boundaries, inherently, contribute to the formation of a collective identity. Collective identities are often based on some established difference between groups...
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...must encounter the struggles arising from a change in society and with its advancing development newcomers must bear even greater challenges. However, as the people of our society tend to grow outward in a positive, encouraging and welcoming manner, growing wary through stressful considerations of migration are become less and less of an issue. Immigrants, despite their intellect, skill and abilities in any general field, they are less likely to be considered for a field of employment and/or position than that of one who is native to the country. Many newcomers come to realize that they are unable to receive anything more than low-paying positions. Those possessing foreign qualifications may find it difficult to compare to the standards of the new country. In some cases, employers may not consider employees of specific racial backgrounds. These factors make job availability increasingly more difficult that it already is which his rather disappointing considering societal development. The world is composed of people who perceive culture views and standards of society in very different manners. When immigrating to another country, one must accommodate for societal values to make for an easier flow in the transitioning of lifestyle. Religious beliefs and traditions are widespread which may shock those of who are newly introduced as they are used to a more monoculture society. One must be tolerant and abiding to the new set of laws...
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...Indirect and Direct Racism Racism is a blot on society that has transgressed mankind over hundreds of years. It is conscience of humans that few things are far superior to others. This can be explained in the detail with example of skin color, origin and culture which are the key factors in defragmenting the human society which eventually leads to racism. Cultural difference between various communities was one of the reason for the development of racism. As societies tries to bind itself together it compels people to adapt to different cultures, influencing hatred and eventually given rise to racism. Racism still exists in today’s society in both direct and indirect ways. This can be explained with the recent examples of Asians been targeted in the western world. Asians are attacked because they have different culture and when they settle in western world they bring uneasiness to western lifestyle thus leading to racism. As the author quotes in this article “Under a byline of Lian Ji, the article published Wednesday used broken English and spouted racial stereotypes to bash the school for his rejection.” The author explains that the student mentioned in the article feels discriminated against due to the fact that he was rejected from Preston University. Clearly showing the flow of racism in the atmosphere within the article, impacting people directly. Skin color is another factor that also has influenced racism. Though subconsciously humans have the tendency to relate things...
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...it's important to identify the causes of discrimination. Ignorance, fear and stereotyping Discrimination is often based on ignorance, fear and stereotypical viewpoints. For example, religious and/or sectarian discrimination is often fuelled by people living and working in separate communities and therefore not having ample opportunity to interact with people from the other group. Discrimination in Northern Ireland has not been helped by the fact that most children either go to protestant or catholic schools and many grow up in neighborhoods that are largely divided along the same lines. The erecting of walls (either real or psychological) between communities is a perfect breeding ground for discrimination. It is the responsibility of society to reject a "them and us" mentality wherever it is encountered and to ensure that young people get the opportunity to mix with people who have different backgrounds or characteristics. Irresponsible behavior by politicians, the media and other influential groups Most people get their views on a wide range of social and political topics from consuming media (TV, radio, Internet, newspapers, etc.) and listening to the views of politicians, religious leaders and other people who have some form of...
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